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Lexicon :: Strong's H8085 - šāmaʿ

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שָׁמַע
Transliteration
šāmaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-mah'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2412, 2412a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,159x

The KJV translates Strong's H8085 in the following manner: hear (785x), hearken (196x), obey (81x), publish (17x), understand (9x), obedient (8x), diligently (8x), shew (6x), sound (3x), declare (3x), discern (2x), noise (2x), perceive (2x), tell (2x), reported (2x), miscellaneous (33x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,159x
The KJV translates Strong's H8085 in the following manner: hear (785x), hearken (196x), obey (81x), publish (17x), understand (9x), obedient (8x), diligently (8x), shew (6x), sound (3x), declare (3x), discern (2x), noise (2x), perceive (2x), tell (2x), reported (2x), miscellaneous (33x).
verb

  1. to hear, listen to, obey

    1. (Qal)

      1. to hear (perceive by ear)

      2. to hear of or concerning

      3. to hear (have power to hear)

      4. to hear with attention or interest, listen to

      5. to understand (language)

      6. to hear (of judicial cases)

      7. to listen, give heed

        1. to consent, agree

        2. to grant request

      8. to listen to, yield to

      9. to obey, be obedient

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be heard (of voice or sound)

      2. to be heard of

      3. to be regarded, be obeyed

    3. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound

      2. to sound aloud (musical term)

      3. to make proclamation, summon

      4. to cause to be heard

        masculine noun

  2. sound

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
STRONGS H8085: Abbreviations
שָׁמַע 1159 verb hear (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician שמע Lzb378; Assyrian šemû; Arabic bdb103301; Sabean סמע mostly in derivatives, especially epithet of divinity סמע he who hears HomChr 124 FellZMG liv (1900), 250, 252 DHMHofmus. No. 10, 1. 1; Ethiopic bdb103302 Aramaic שְׁמַע, bdb103303, Old Aramaic שמע Lzb378; compare also משמעת MI28 obedience); —
Qal1052 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Genesis 24:52 +, שָׁמֵ֑עַ Jeremiah 36:13 + 3 times; 2nd person feminine singular שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ 1 Kings 1:11 + 2 times; 3rd person plural שָׁמֵ֑עוּ Judges 2:17 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁמַע Exodus 6:30 +, 1st person singular cohortative אֶשְׁמְעָה Numbers 9:8, וָאֶשְׁמְָעָה (on ְָ֯ compare Ges§ 10h; Ol§ 65 c question reading) Daniel 8:13; 2nd person masculine plural תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן Deuteronomy 8:20 +, תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן Deuteronomy 1:17, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁמַע Amos 7:16 +, שִׁמְעָךְ Job 32:10 + (especially Psalms), שְׁמָ֨עָךְ֨ Daniel 9:19; feminine plural שְׁמַעְנָה Isaiah 32:9; Jeremiah 9:19, שְׁמַ֫עַן Genesis 4:23 (Ges§ 46 f), etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁמוֺעַ Isaiah 6:9 +; construct שְׁמֹעַ 1 Samuel 15:22 +; suffix שָׁמְעו Deuteronomy 29:18 +, שָׁמְעָתוֺ Isaiah 30:19 (Genesis 18:10 + etc.; —
1. subject human person (or thing personified):
a. hear (perceive by ear), accusative of thing, especially קוֺל Genesis 3:10 (J) + 46 times, דבר(ים) Amos 8:11 + 50 times, etc.; accusative חָכְמָה i.e. wise sayings 1 Kings 5:14 + 4 times; so any utterance or sound (approximately + 150 times in all) + (object omitted) Deuteronomy 4:33 + 32 times + (temporal clause) 1 Samuel 14:27 + 6 times; very rarely with ב, בְּסוֺד י׳ שׁ׳ Job 15:8; with object clause, כִּ׳ Exodus 4:31 + 52 times + Isaiah 39:1b (read כִּי שׁ׳ Greek Version of the LXX Targum || 2 Kings 20:12), אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר Joshua 2:10; Joshua 5:1 (both RD), מַהֹֿ֯ Judges 7:11 + 3 times; without connect. אֹתָהּ שׁ׳ עָשִׂיתִי 2 Kings 19:25 = Isaiah 37:26; singular oratio recta [direct speech] Isaiah 40:28; Zechariah 8:23.
†b. accusative of person + מְדַבֵּר hear one speaking Genesis 27:6 (J), Jeremiah 26:7; Daniel 8:13, so בֹּכֶה Numbers 11:10 (J), נִבָּא Jeremiah 20:1 מְקַלְלֶ֑ךָ Ecclesiastes 7:21; occas. pears. omitted, דֹּבְרִים Genesis 37:17 (JE), אֶתמִֿדַּבֵּר Ezekiel 2:2; Ezekiel 43:6 (see דבר Hithp.); accusative of person only Daniel 12:7.
†c. with לֵאמֹר only, hear say = hear it said, 1 Samuel 13:4; 2 Samuel 19:3; Deuteronomy 13:13; Joshua 22:11 (P), 1 Kings 16:16; + עַל person concerning Genesis 41:15 (E), Isaiah 37:9; אֶל person id. 2 Kings 19:9.
d. hear of, concerning:
(1) accusative of thing, אֵת(כָּלֿ)אֲשֶׁר Exodus 18:1; 2 Kings 19:11 + 5 times, דבר(ים) 1 Samuel 3:11 + 4 times, רָעָה Jeremiah 19:3 + 5 times, etc.; כַּאֲשֶׁר 1 Samuel 23:11; Psalm 48:9, כָּואֹת Isaiah 66:8 hear of anything like this, כָּאֵלֶּךְ Jeremiah 18:13; accusative, etc., omitted Judges 9:46 + 43 times;
(2) less often accusative of person Job 42:5, אֶל person Ezekiel 19:4, person omitted Deuteronomy 9:2; with ב person hear exultantly of their fate †Psalm 92:12 (probably imitated from || הִכִּיט בְּ Psalm 92:12a; see especially ראךְ 8a (6)).
†e. hear, absolute, = have power to hear, 2 Samuel 19:36 (with בְּקוֺל), Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 32:3; Proverbs 20:12; Zechariah 7:11; in simile Psalm 38:15; with negative of idols Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalm 115:6; figurative (spiritual power) Jeremiah 5:21; Deuteronomy 29:8; Ezekiel 12:2; Isaiah 42:20. — Proverbs 21:28 is probably corrupt, see Toy.
f. hear with attention, interest, listen to (sometimes || חֶאֱןין), חִקְשִׁיב accusative דבר(ים) (54 times) Amos 4:1 +, especially דבר(י) י׳ Numbers 12:6 (JE) + 45 times; אִמְרָה Isaiah 28:23, קוֺל Isaiah 28:23, זאֹת Micah 3:9, etc.; often absolute Judges 5:3 + 57 times, + (negative) Psalm 38:14 pay no attention; absolute לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ 1 Kings 3:9, אִישׁ שֹׁטֵעַ Proverbs 21:28.
†g. understand (language), שָׂפָחךְ Genesis 11:7 (J), Isaiah 33:19, לָשׁוֺן Deuteronomy 28:49, דְּבָרִין Ezekiel 3:6, מַהיְּֿדַבֵּר Jeremiah 5:15, no accusative Genesis 42:23 (E), 2 Kings 18:26 = Isaiah 36:11.
h. specifically of hearing a (judicial) case, דָּבָר Deuteronomy 1:17, compare Deuteronomy 1:17; accusative omitted בֵּין person Deuteronomy 1:16, of י׳ Judges 11:10; with מִשְׁפָּט 1 Kings 3:11; הִטּוֺב וְהָרֵע לשׁ׳ 2 Samuel 14:17, וְשֹׁמֵע אֵין לְךָ 2 Samuel 15:3, compare Job 31:35.
†i. with accusative of person in polite address, hear us (me)! Genesis 23:6, 8, 11, 13, 15 (all P), 1 Chronicles 28:2; 2 Chronicles 13:4; 15:2; 20:20
j. listen, give heed (sometimes || הִקְשִׁיב), absolute, Genesis 42:21 (E) + 18: t., + (usually || הִטָּה אֹ׃ון), Jeremiah 7:13 + 14 times Jeremiah, + (opposed to חָדַל) Ezekiel 2:5 + 3 times Ezekiel; + שִׂים עַללֵֿב Malachi 2:2; hear + do Deuteronomy 5:24; 2 Kings 18:12, etc.; = consent, agree, Genesis 37:27 (J), grant request Judges 11:17; with ל person (mostly late) Judges 19:25; 1 Samuel 30:24; Job 15:17 + 16 times, לי׳ Hosea 9:17; Leviticus 26:14, 18, 21, 27; לְדִבְרֵי י׳ 1 Samuel 15:1, לְעֵצָה Proverbs 12:15.
k. with אֶל person + listen to, yield to Genesis 49:2; Judges 2:17 + 69 times (אֶליֿ׳ + 15 times, especially Jeremiah 7:26 + 10 times Jeremiah), עַל person 2 Kings 20:13; אֶלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., Deuteronomy 18:19; Jeremiah 29:10 + 14 times, עַלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., 2 Kings 22:13 + 3 times; very rarely accusative of thing 1 Samuel 24:10 (Gi 1 Samuel 24:9).
l. לְקוֺל שׁ׳ = id., obey, Genesis 3:17 (J) + 11 times + (לְקוֺל י׳) Judges 2:20; Exodus 15:26 (JE).
m. very often, בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ = obey 1 Samuel 8:7 + 25 times, + שׁ׳ בְּקוֺל י׳ (י׳'s word, etc.) Deuteronomy 4:30; Jeremiah 3:13 + 65 times (Deuteronomy + 18 times, Jeremiah + 18 times).
n. obey, with accusative דבר(ים) Joshua 1:18 + 2 times + (י׳ ד׳) Jeremiah 11:3 + 5 times Jeremiah; 1 Kings 12:24 2 Chronicles 11:4, etc.; accusative of person Exodus 6:12 (P), 2 Chronicles 28:11.
o. absolutebe obedient (especially to י׳) Isaiah 1:19; Micah 5:14; Jeremiah 12:17 + 4 times Jeremiah + 7 times
2. י׳ (God) subject:
a. accusative קוֺל, דברים, etc., Genesis 21:17 (E), 2 Kings 19:4 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 19:16, usually with favour implied Numbers 20:16; Deuteronomy 33:7 +, so especially accusative תְּפִלָּה, תְּחנָּה, etc., 1 Kings 8:45; Psalm 6:10 +.
b. object clause כִּי Genesis 29:33 (J).
c. no object (32 times) Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 22:21, usually hear and foregive, help, etc 1 Kings 8:30, 32; Isaiah 30:19 +; hear be angry Psalm 78:59, compare Psalm 55:20.
d. = be able to hear Isaiah 59:1; Psalm 94:9.
e. בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ = hear (and grant) Genesis 30:6 (J) + 6 times
f.hear and answer, with אֶל of city, etc., Genesis 21:7; Genesis 16:11; 1 Kings 8:28 + 8 times; with אֶל person Deuteronomy 3:26 + 12 times.
g. with לְ of utterance Jeremiah 18:19; Psalm 61:6; ל person Joshua 24:10 (E).
h. hear, accusative of person + מִתְנוֺדֵד Jeremiah 31:18; favourably, with accusative of person Micah 7:7 + 3 times, so, + ל concerning, Genesis 17:20 (P); object omitted 2 Kings 22:19; Psalm 22:23 + 3 times + Psalm 34:7; Psalm 34:18 (hear and deliver); with temporal clause Jeremiah 11:14
Niph. 42 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁמַע Genesis 45:16 +, etc; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁמַע Exodus 23:13 +, יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ 1 Samuel 1:13, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁמַל Esther 2:8; Participle feminine נִשְׁמַ֫עַת Jeremiah 51:46, etc.; —
1. be heard, of voice, sound, etc., 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Kings 6:7; Job 26:14 (or 1st person plural Qal Imperfect?); of a report, לֵאמֹר ֗֗֗ נִשׁ׳ Genesis 45:16 (E); subject clause, כִּ׳, Nehemiah 6:1 (ל person), compare clauseוְהַיְהוּדִים חשְׁבִים Nehemiah 6:6; Nehemiah 6:7 be reported, (לַמֶּלֶךְ) הָאֵלֶּה כַּדְּבָרִיס; be heard, לִפְנֵי אֱםהֶיךָ Daniel 10:12.
2. be heard of, כָּמֹהוּ Deuteronomy 4:32.
3. be regarded, obeyed, Ecclesiastes 9:17; in 2 Samuel 22:45 = Psalm 18:45 it is be obedient (לִי), si vera lectio (read perhaps Qal. compare Now).
4. בְּקוֺלָם וַיִישּׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 30:27 = (favourable) — hearing was granted to their voice.
† Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְשַׁמַּע 1 Samuel 15:4 he caused the people (accusative) to hear and respond, i.e. he assembled them), so 1 Samuel 23:8 (see Hiph. 1 c).
Hiph.63 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Kings 15:22 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׁמִעֵנִי Deuteronomy 30:12, 13; 2nd person masculine singular jussive תַּשְׁמַע Judges 18:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הִשְׁמִיעֵנִי Psalm 143:8; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁמִיעִנִי Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13, etc.; Infinitive construct לַשְׁמִעַ Psalm 26:7 (Ges§ 53q); Participle מַשְׁמִיעַ Jeremiah 4:15 +, etc.; —
1. of man:
a. cause to hear accusative of person + of thing Deuteronomy 30:12, 13; Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13 + 4 times; object of thing omitted (= make proclamation to) 1 Kings 15:22; object person omitted Jeremiah 5:20 +; accusative שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Nahum 2:1 i.e. proclaim peace; אָוֶֺן Jeremiah 4:15 (מִן local); קוֺל הַשׁ׳ utter a sound Joshua 6:10 (J; || הֵרִיעַ), compare Judges 18:25 (קוֺלְךָ, + עִמָּנוּ), Isaiah 42:2; Isaiah 58:4; קוֺל תְּהִלָּתוֺ הִשׁ׳ † Psalm 66:8 בְּקוֺל תּוֺדָה † Psalm 26:7.
b. absolute as musical term, sound aloud, בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם לְהִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Chronicles 15:19 (perhaps to mark the time, GrPsalms 67 De compare 1 Chronicles 16:5 also Psalm 150:5 בְּצִלְצְלֵי שָׁ֑מַע), מַשְׁמִיעִים 1 Chronicles 15:16, 28; 1 Chronicles 16:42, קוֺל אֶחָד לְהַשׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 5:13 i.e. probably in unison (PrinceEB iii, 3241), Nehemiah 12:42.
c. absolute make proclamation (often || הִגִּיד), Amos 3:9; Amos 4:5; Isaiah 41:26; Jeremiah 4:5 + 6 times Jeremiah.
†d. הַשְׁמִיעוּ, accusative of person + אֶל location = summon Jeremiah 50:29, עַל location Jeremiah 51:27 (compare Pi.).
2. י׳ subject:
a. cause to hear, accusative of person and thing Deuteronomy 4:10, 36 (מִן local), 2 Kings 7:6 + 4 times; accusative of person omitted Isaiah 30:30 + 3 times; accusative of thing omitted Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 48:5.
†b. = tell, accusative of person + כָּזאֹת Judges 13:23; accusative of person only, Isaiah 42:9; accusative of thing only, Isaiah 48:3; Ezekiel 36:15 (אֵלַיִךְ).
†c. absolute, make proclamation Isaiah 43:12; Isaiah 62:11 (אֶל location).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8086.
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Genesis

3:10; 3:17; 4:23; 11:7; 16:11; 17:20; 18:10; 21:7; 21:17; 23:6; 23:8; 23:11; 23:13; 23:15; 24:52; 27:6; 29:33; 30:6; 37:17; 37:27; 41:15; 42:21; 42:23; 45:16; 45:16; 49:2

Exodus

4:31; 6:12; 6:30; 15:26; 18:1; 23:13

Leviticus

26:14; 26:18; 26:21; 26:27

Numbers

9:8; 11:10; 12:6; 20:16

Deuteronomy

1:16; 1:17; 1:17; 1:17; 3:26; 4:10; 4:28; 4:30; 4:32; 4:33; 4:36; 5:24; 8:20; 9:2; 13:13; 18:19; 28:49; 29:8; 29:18; 30:12; 30:12; 30:13; 30:13; 33:7

Joshua

1:18; 2:10; 5:1; 6:10; 22:11; 24:10

Judges

2:17; 2:17; 2:20; 5:3; 7:11; 9:46; 11:10; 11:17; 13:23; 18:23; 18:25; 19:25

1 Samuel

1:13; 1:13; 3:11; 8:7; 13:4; 14:27; 15:1; 15:4; 15:22; 23:8; 23:11; 24:9; 24:10; 30:24

2 Samuel

14:17; 15:3; 19:3; 19:36; 22:45

1 Kings

1:11; 3:9; 3:11; 5:14; 6:7; 8:28; 8:30; 8:32; 8:45; 12:24; 15:22; 15:22; 16:16

2 Kings

7:6; 18:12; 18:26; 19:4; 19:9; 19:11; 19:16; 19:25; 20:12; 20:13; 22:13; 22:19

1 Chronicles

15:16; 15:19; 15:28; 16:5; 16:42; 28:2

2 Chronicles

5:13; 11:4; 13:4; 15:2; 20:20; 28:11; 30:27

Nehemiah

6:1; 6:6; 6:7; 12:42

Esther

2:8

Job

15:8; 15:17; 26:14; 31:35; 32:10; 42:5

Psalms

6:10; 18:45; 22:23; 26:7; 26:7; 34:7; 34:18; 38:14; 38:15; 48:9; 55:20; 61:6; 66:8; 78:59; 92:12; 92:12; 94:9; 115:6; 143:8; 150:5

Proverbs

12:15; 20:12; 21:28; 21:28

Ecclesiastes

7:21; 9:17

Song of Songs

2:14; 2:14; 8:13; 8:13

Isaiah

1:19; 6:9; 21:3; 28:23; 28:23; 30:19; 30:19; 30:30; 32:3; 32:9; 33:19; 36:11; 37:9; 37:26; 39:1; 40:28; 41:26; 42:2; 42:9; 42:20; 43:12; 44:8; 48:3; 48:5; 52:7; 58:4; 59:1; 59:2; 62:11; 66:8

Jeremiah

3:13; 4:5; 4:15; 4:15; 5:15; 5:20; 5:21; 7:13; 7:26; 9:19; 11:3; 11:14; 12:17; 18:13; 18:19; 19:3; 20:1; 22:21; 26:7; 29:10; 31:18; 36:13; 50:29; 51:27; 51:46

Ezekiel

2:2; 2:5; 3:6; 12:2; 19:4; 36:15; 43:6

Daniel

8:13; 8:13; 9:19; 10:12; 12:7

Hosea

9:17

Amos

3:9; 4:1; 4:5; 7:16; 8:11

Micah

3:9; 5:14; 7:7

Nahum

2:1

Zechariah

7:11; 8:23

Malachi

2:2

H8085

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Strong's Number H8085 matches the Hebrew שָׁמַע (šāmaʿ),
which occurs 65 times in 60 verses in '1Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Sa 1:13–1Sa 25:7)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13 - As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart; only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard H8085. So Eli thought she was drunk.

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Now Eli was very old; and he heard H8085 all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:23 - So he said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear H8085 from all these people?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:24 - “No, my sons; for the report is not good which I hear H8085 the people of Yahweh [fn]passing about.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:25 - “If one man sins against another, God will mediate for him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who can pray for him?” But they would not listen H8085 to the voice of their father, for Yahweh desired to put them to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:9 - And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh, for Your slave is listening H8085.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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Then Yahweh came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your slave is listening H8085.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:11 - And Yahweh said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears H8085 it will tingle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:6 - Then the Philistines heard H8085 the noise of the shout and said, “What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” Then they knew that the ark of Yahweh had come into the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:14 - Then Eli heard H8085 the noise of the outcry, and he said, “What does the noise of this commotion mean?” So the man came hurriedly and told Eli.

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Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’s wife, was with child and about to give birth. And she heard H8085 the report that the ark of God was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband had died, so she kneeled down and gave birth, for her pains came upon her.

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Then the Philistines heard H8085 that the sons of Israel had gathered to Mizpah. And the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. Then the sons of Israel heard H8085 it and were afraid of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:7 - Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen H8085 to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:9 - “So now, listen H8085 to their voice; however, you shall solemnly [fn]testify to them and tell them of the [fn]custom of the king who will reign over them.”

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Nevertheless, the people refused to listen H8085 to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:21 - So Samuel heard H8085 all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:22 - Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen H8085 to their voice and [fn]appoint them a king.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:27 - As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Say to the young man that he might pass before us and pass onwards, but you remain standing now, that I may cause you to hear H8085 the word of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:6 - Then the Spirit of God [fn]came upon Saul mightily when he heard H8085 these words, and [fn]he burned with anger exceedingly.

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Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened H8085 to your voice in all that you said to me, and I have [fn]appointed a king over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:14 - “If you will fear Yahweh and serve Him and listen H8085 to His voice and not rebel against the [fn]command of Yahweh, then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow Yahweh your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:15 - “But if you will not listen H8085 to the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the [fn]command of Yahweh, then the hand of Yahweh will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:3 - And Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard H8085 of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear H8085.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:4 - Then all Israel heard H8085 [fn]the news that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. The people were then summoned [fn]to Saul at Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:22 - Now all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard H8085 that the Philistines had fled, and they pursued them closely in the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:27 - But Jonathan had not heard H8085 when his father put the people under a sworn oath; therefore, he put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.

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Then Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; so now, [fn]obey H8085 the voice of the words of Yahweh.

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Then Saul summoned H8085 the people and [fn]numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:14 - But Samuel said, “What then is this sound of the sheep in my ears and the sound of the oxen which I am hearing H8085?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:19 - “Why then did you not [fn]obey H8085 the voice of Yahweh, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh?”

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Then Saul said to Samuel, “I did [fn]obey H8085 the voice of Yahweh and went on the way on which Yahweh sent me and have brought back Agag the king of Amalek and have devoted the Amalekites to destruction.

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“Has Yahweh as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices

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Behold, to obey H8085 is better than sacrifice,

And to heed than the fat of rams.

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Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed trespassed against the [fn]command of Yahweh and your words because I feared the people and obeyed H8085 their voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:2 - But Samuel said, “How can I go? Saul will hear H8085 of it and will kill me.” Then Yahweh said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:11 - When Saul and all Israel heard H8085 these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:23 - As he was speaking with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine from Gath named Goliath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines, and he spoke these same words; and David heard H8085 them.

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Then Eliab his oldest brother heard H8085 when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I myself know your arrogance and the wickedness of your heart, for you have come down in order to see the battle.”

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Then the words which David spoke were heard H8085. And they told them [fn]to Saul, and he sent for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:6 - And Saul listened H8085 to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.”

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So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and his brothers and all his father’s household heard H8085 of it and went down there to him.

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Then Saul heard H8085 that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:7 - And Saul said to his servants who were standing around him, “Hear H8085 now, O Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse also give to all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:12 - And Saul said, “Listen H8085 now, son of Ahitub.” And he [fn]answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:8 - Then Saul summoned H8085 all the people for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:10 - Then David said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, Your slave has heard H8085 for H8085 certain H8085 that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to make the city a ruin on my account.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:11 - “Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down just as Your slave has heard H8085? O Yahweh, the God of Israel, I pray, tell Your slave.” And Yahweh said, “He will come down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:25 - So Saul and his men went to seek him, and they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard H8085 it and pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:9 - And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen H8085 to the words of men, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks [fn]to do you evil’?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:4 - that David heard H8085 in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:7 - ‘So now I have heard H8085 that you have shearers; now your shepherds have been with us; and we have not dishonored them, nor have they missed anything all the days they were in Carmel.

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